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If this pain is a price she has to pay to become stronger, then she accepts it willingly. Ereshkigal hugged Leo and whispered, "Leo, give me everything you have, even your pain."
The purple light transformed into enormous wings that completely enveloped the two of them. The overflowing, intense energy raged, and Gatanothor's tentacles even felt the heat and instinctively retreated a step, not understanding what was happening.
Then, a bolt of lightning tore apart Gatanothor's tentacles. From the purple light, the first thing to appear was a white claw with a hint of purple light, followed by two pairs of cold yellow eyes.
Its enormous wings fluttered gently, causing the entire ocean to tremble. It had jet-black markings, an elegant body, and purple crystals growing from its spine to the tip of its tail.
Dark Lucifer, emerging from the Dark Gate, stared intently at the white dragon before him, sensing a profound sense of danger emanating from it. Judging from its aura alone, the dragon had even surpassed the former Dark Zagi.
"Is this what Zetton and the others meant by transcending the limits of life?" Eresh looked at her current form. She had heard Zetton and the others talk about how, after fully developing their potential, monsters could break through the limits of their race and even life by replenishing themselves with a large amount of energy.
The Zettons call that realm Hyper, and it is said that in ancient times, before even the Reibloods appeared, monsters had reached that level.
"Now that I'm in this position, calling me King Hyperion is quite fitting," Ereshkigal said, raising her head to look at the Dark Lucifer before her. "Three minutes is enough."
Seemingly feeling that this statement was a provocation, Dark Lucifer roared, shattering the remaining roots of the Qijera flower drifting in the sea, and charged towards Ereshkigal.
Meanwhile, in the sky, Fujimiya Hiroya, who couldn't wait any longer, was about to transform when suddenly two unprecedented high-energy reactions appeared on the radar. Two beams of light, one red and one purple, shot out of the sea and headed towards the universe.
Upon seeing this, Fujimiya immediately realized that things had taken an unexpected turn, and decisively transformed and rushed into the sea to search for Leo's whereabouts.
If a monster has enough potential and continues to grow in battle, its potential will be fully developed, allowing it to overcome its innate limitations and become an EX monster.
Generally speaking, EX-level monsters represent the pinnacle of monster evolution. Any EX-level monster possesses the power to contend with the Dark Emperor. Of course, they are unlikely to be a match for Emperor, as Emperor's strength lies more in his swordsmanship and psychic abilities than his sheer power.
Leo tested it, and his EX Zetton at home could basically compete with Grand King. Most EX monsters were only about the same level as Grand King under Juda's command.
The monsters have limited potential, so they have to find other ways to improve their strength. Leo's first thought was the Spark Doll. Zetton and Jet had described to him a realm that surpassed EX and was enough to reach the legendary level.
“Hyper…” Leo’s consciousness was somewhat blurred. He had borne most of the pain during the fusion, and with the energy in his body spiraling out of control, he barely had any energy left after finally suppressing it.
Leo could sense that Ellie hadn't truly entered that realm yet; she was merely being forcibly pushed to this level by the power of the Dark Spark. But that was fine too, allowing Ellie to experience things more in advance and accumulate more experience.
An unprecedented feeling filled Aileen's heart. The pain brought about by the transformation was rapidly fading away, replaced by an indescribable sense of exhilaration, like a person with a dry cough drinking sweet mountain spring water. She transformed into a streak of purple lightning and instantly caught up with Dark Lucifer flying ahead, kicking him away.
The immense power instantly created a sonic boom, and Dark Lucifer's body flew uncontrollably into space, transforming into a red meteor that streaked across the night sky. Ereshkigal assessed the difference in strength between the two sides and was somewhat relieved that she had indeed temporarily become King Hyperion.
Otherwise, given Dark Lucifer's strength, he, who had just merged with Dark Lugiel, would not have been a match for it at all, and might not have even been able to withstand more than a few moves.
Regarding the power ratings among monsters, Galactron has made some subdivisions. Most monsters are already quite good if they reach the level of Galaoguma, and a few can reach the level of MK2, which is already considered very powerful.
If it's at the level of Bishop Gloca, then it must be at least at the level of an EX monster. If it can reach MK3, then it's already close to the level of Galactron in its normal state. Above that is the EX form of the Leo family.
Above that is the Dark Emperor, which is the same level as Maga Ultimate Serpent who absorbed the ultimate darkness. Ereshkigal, who just assimilated with Leo, is at about the same level.
However, Dark Lucifer is clearly more powerful than that. Even though it did not fully merge with Zagi's consciousness due to strong resistance, it did not prevent it from reaching the level of Hyper. But in the end, it only touched upon it and was slightly weaker than Ereshkigal.
Dark Lucifer roared, unleashing red and black light from his hands that enveloped everything around him, including Ereshkigal.
As the light faded, a desolate and dark world appeared before us, like the ruins of an apocalypse.
“Meta Domain? No, it should have the opposite effect. If Nexus himself were here, he would probably be weakened to the point where even maintaining his transformation would be extremely difficult.” Ereshkigal instantly saw through the true nature of this alternate dimension. “However, it won’t work on me!”
Ereshkigal is a monster, not Ultraman, so it's not afraid of this at all. Even the Dark Territory will drain some of its energy, but for Hyper Eleking, which evolved from the Electric Dragon, this level of energy loss is not a problem at all.
Even without Leo's Ultimate Darkness, which can continuously output power, Ereshkigal can draw energy from the cosmic magnetic field. Dark Lucifer at most only narrowed the gap between the two sides, but did not reverse the situation.
Ultimately, it was Zaki's resistance that prevented the fusion of the three from going smoothly. Although he was not a good person, Zaki had his own pride. He chose to betray and even destroy the visitor in order to prove that he was not a copy of Noah and to surpass Noah.
Even if he now possesses even greater power than before, how could he possibly be willing to merge with the Alien Beast Mother and a guy like Yamazaki, let alone become a puppet for Gatanothor?
Dark Lucifer's consciousness is dominated by the Alien Mother, but it is also controlled by Gatanothor's darkness. It can only forcefully suppress Zagi's rebellious consciousness and rush forward to fight King Hyperion.
The moment the two collided, the resulting air currents even leveled the surrounding hills. The crystal on Ereshkigal's back released intense energy, and a purple beam of light burst forth from her chest. Dark Lucifer's eyes flashed, and a purple circular wave-like shield appeared in front of him.
Even so, Dark Lucifer was still sent flying backwards, and he was slightly weaker than King Hyperion in terms of strength.
The moment he landed, Dark Lucifer raised his hand and flung out several red and black orbs of light. Zagi Shot attacked Ereshkigal from all sides at extremely tricky angles, but she used her huge wings to wrap her body and easily blocked the attacks.
“Hmm… his strength is much weaker than expected. Is this guy in bad shape?” Eresh flapped her wings, feeling no pain at all. Leo wasn’t surprised either. “Given Zagi’s personality, how could he be willing to be controlled by Gatanothor? He might as well be killed.”
"You're quite arrogant, Leo. Isn't that a lot of pressure for you?"
"I can hold on for a while longer. After assimilating with you, I can also feel the cosmic magnetic field. It's an incredible power... Ereshkigal, seize the opportunity."
“Okay!” Ellie nodded, then rushed forward. Dark Lucifer opened his arms, and his two faces flickered, transforming into two different clones that appeared on his left and right, with strengths almost equal to his.
"It's just creating clones, anyone can do that." Aileen scoffed dismissively; she herself had put in considerable effort in this area. "Hellish War God! Come forth!"
The consciousnesses of the other Elekings, which had been kept deep within Eleking's mind and retrieved earlier in the Monster Graveyard, all materialized into solid purple lightning clones. These clones rushed out at an even faster speed and entangled Dark Lucifer's clone.
"Take this! Eleking Fist! Eleking Magnetic Sky Blade! Lightning Explosion Fist! Oh la oh la oh la!!"
Ereshkigal's attack was as swift as lightning, and Dark Lucifer had no time to defend. He couldn't understand it. Logically speaking, as a newly evolved villain, even though Zagi's resistance prevented him from fully unleashing his power, shouldn't he at least go through the proper procedures? At the very least, he should suppress the opponent and beat them up before being defeated by his own power.
But how come we're the ones being dominated from start to finish? Wait, aren't the ones who have the upper hand in the early stages usually the villains? Who's the villain here?
If Leo could understand Dark Lucifer's thoughts, he would definitely roll his eyes at him. He had been getting beaten up for more than a month, and in the past two months he had been working to become stronger and thinking about how to become even stronger. If he were to go through the same process of being suppressed and then turning the tide with his inner power, then all the beatings he had taken before would have been for nothing.
Chapter 479 Daily tasks still need to be done.
In the dark realm, Dark Lucifer was whipped from the sky by Ereshkigal's tail and crashed to the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of dust. His two clones were also knocked down along with him.
The purple lightning clone returned to Hyperion's body. Looking at the white figure in the sky wrapped in purple lightning, Dark Lucifer just couldn't understand it. He was the villain, so why did the villain on the other side seem to have a stronger aura than him?
"It's about time to end this." Aileen muttered, a wisp of purple light appearing between her fingers, which in the blink of an eye transformed into a massive purple electric net that attached itself to the space of the Dark Realm, locking down Dark Lucifer's escape route.
Dark Lucifer stood up and was furious to see that Ereshkigal had blocked his escape route. He gathered energy between his hands and transformed it into a stream of purplish-black light that shot towards King Hyperion in the sky.
The power of Zagi Gravity was extremely strong, almost comparable to Tartarus's full-force Absolute Limit Destruction. Crystals flashed behind Ereshkigal, and a purple ball of light appeared above her head. Then, in a flash, it pierced straight towards Dark Lucifer like a sharp sword.
"Eat my Hellfire King Imperial Sword!"
Well, his little wife Eleking still loves giving her moves all sorts of weird and wonderful names. Leo watched as the purple beam of light collided with Zagi Gravity, and the combined force caused a massive explosion.
What Leo was fighting was less like Dark Lucifer and more like an enhanced version of Zagi. Leo didn't know much about Dark Zagi, but Dark Lucifer was indeed not as strong as he thought, and there was obvious instability in his power. Zagi probably didn't like being used as a pawn.
"Ereshkigal, it's the last minute. End the battle as soon as possible and leave some room for maneuver."
“Okay!” Ai Lei nodded. She had already gained enough this time. If this continued, it would be a heavy burden on Leo. Although Dark Lucifer was not as strong as her, his health bar was really thick, which gave him an advantage in the dark realm.
This should be the final blow. Ai Lei placed her hands in front of her, and the purple crystal behind her emitted a strong light. All the energy in her body gathered in her chest. Dark Lucifer realized that he could not dodge. The Dark Domain was sealed. In this limited alien space, it didn't matter where he faced this move.
Never mind, he'd fight her to the death. Dark Lucifer steeled himself, raising his hands high and crossing them, channeling all his energy to unleash a destructive beam of black and red intertwined.
Even Zagi himself, who unleashed Lightning Zagi, possessed the destructive power to easily distort spacetime. The aftershocks alone were enough to destroy a planet of considerable size, let alone when used by Dark Lucifer.
However, for Ereshkigal in her current state, there was no need to dodge this attack. A purple light flashed on Ereshkigal's chest, and a massive amount of energy surged forth: "Cosmic Magnetic Field Rotation 990,000 Horsepower, Super Ereshkigal Explosive Fist!"
A massive stream of purple light erupted in the blink of an eye, instantly clashing with Lightning. Zagi gradually pushed it back, and the spacetime distortion caused by the energy collision made the entire Dark Realm shake violently, nearly collapsing. Dark Lucifer almost cursed, "That's not a punch, is it?!"
"There's no need to explain the Cosmic Electric Dragon so clearly!" With a wave of her hand, a torrent of energy pushed Lightning Zagi back completely, engulfing Dark Lucifer entirely.
The massive explosion instantly compressed and tore apart the entire Dark Realm. King Hyperion wrapped himself in his wings and flew away, somewhat annoyed, "I couldn't completely kill him."
"He did it on purpose, deliberately detonating the light and using the powerful energy from the collision to escape the moment the entire dark realm was torn apart. However... this should be the result of Zagi's actions. The alien beast mother controlled by Gatanothor did not intend to escape."
Leo's voice was somewhat weak, but he had basically taken in everything. It seemed that Zagi had finally regained control of the body, but for now, Leo could only let him escape. Dark Lucifer's strength was not that much different from Ereshkigal's in the Dark Realm.
The situation over there is unstable, and the transformation here can't last long; both sides are forcibly boosting their strength.
Leo covered his head and realized that time flowed differently inside and outside the Dark Domain. Several minutes had passed inside, but only a dozen seconds had passed outside. Well, it seemed that Fujimiya had transformed just now.
"Take me back..." Leo clutched his head, dispelling the fusion. He fell uncontrollably downwards. At the same time as Leo deactivated his transformation, Ereshkigal also fainted instantly. The accumulated fatigue and pressure overwhelmed her in an instant, and she couldn't hold on any longer.
Empera and Luciel also lost consciousness. There was nothing they could do. Who would have thought that Gatanothor's main body couldn't move freely, yet its tentacles had actually extended directly from the South Pacific to this place, following the channels dug out by the roots of the Gijera flower.
This is the Indian Ocean! The distance between these two places is about one-tenth of the Earth's length. Could Gatanothor's tentacles possibly circle the Earth? No wonder Lugoset was no match for her back then.
Leo's consciousness blurred, and he plummeted towards the sea below. But he wasn't worried at all. Suddenly, the fall stopped, and he felt a soft touch on his head. A familiar scent... well, no, something was different.
"Jet?" Before Leo could get a definite answer, he fainted. Although Hyperion looked pretty cool this time, it was still a very risky attempt. If Leo hadn't taken on most of the burden, Ereshkigal would probably have lost consciousness immediately and been burst by the enormous energy.
"...I was wearing Zetton's clothes today, and you still recognized me?" Jet hugged Leo and kissed him on the lips with some joy. She was planning to tease Leo and make him mistake her for his little sister Zetton. Hmm, that sounded exciting.
Seeing his sister and Ojael appear in an instant, especially the former's face which was so dark it looked like it could drip water, Jet deliberately pressed Leo's head even harder against his chest, then disappeared from the spot with a smug smile and appeared inside Asgaron's cockpit.
Due to an unexpected change in the plan, the energy collision between Hyperion and Dark Lucifer when they appeared almost triggered a massive tsunami, which also engulfed Asgaron. This could serve as an excuse to cover for Leo.
Jet put Leo down and looked at the bubbles in the sea that Leo had wrapped in with his telekinesis, the hydrogen and chlorine gas decomposed by the electric current. These things could not be released into the atmosphere, otherwise they would cause some damage.
Seeing Agul rushing towards Asgard, Jett nodded. "This guy quelled the tsunami earlier, saving Kordara a lot of trouble."
Although she brought Leo back to the cockpit, Jet didn't leave. Instead, she stayed quietly, unsure if Gatanothor might turn around and launch a surprise attack.
At the same time, under Leo's settings, Substitute Number Two automatically sent a signal, indicating that the mother of the Qijiela Flower had been completely eradicated. The news was received all over the world. Gento and the others breathed a sigh of relief, but when they saw the familiar MK2 portal appearing in the sky, their hearts skipped a beat.
Damn, how did Gilbaris manage to seize this opportunity?
In response, Galatron stated that although there is a global crisis at present, the daily missions cannot be abandoned. Since it is Leo's plan, she will not be polite. Coincidentally, this is also for conducting some experiments.
Chapter 480 The Suffering of the New Generation of Heroes
In this incident involving the Qijie La Flower, the will of all humanity was shaken, and the strength of the Ultramen all declined to varying degrees, a fact that Galactron could clearly see from the data.
This time, MK2 did not deploy a time-space dimension, but appeared directly near the Qijiela Flower. Gento and others also transformed and appeared to fight it. Mizoroki Shinya, Masaki Keigo, Hikari and others also participated in the battle.
Due to a shortage of manpower, Haruki and Yuuki Kudo decisively chose to transform into Ultraman Zeta and Ultraman Taiga to join the battle. They specifically chose to let others pilot the weapon King Joe, while they deliberately took the opportunity to be shot down by the active Zeta Flower in the Sun.
At the moment of the crash, Yaohui suddenly felt a wave of sadness, but this sadness was not because of anything else, but because he thought about how he would have to repair the plane that had crashed.
"Two more Ultraman characters I don't recognize?" Director Ji Gang and the others were only slightly puzzled for a moment, and then they didn't react much.
The reason is simple: given the current state of Earth, let alone adding two more Ultraman, even if one day we woke up to find a gigantic Land of Light right above us, most people would just take a picture and post it on social media, saying they witnessed history.
After all, if you count carefully, there are more Ultraman characters on Earth now than there are in the local Tsuburaya Productions productions. Even the real Father of Ultra and Zoffy have visited several times.
Galatron chose the unmodified MK2 for Haruki and Yuuki, otherwise she was afraid of traumatizing them. However, their performance surprised Ako, who was in charge of observing them. The two showed extraordinary combat awareness and ability. Although they were slightly weaker, their skills were enough to make up for the difference.
"Zeta's fighting skills are pretty good. And... um, this Ultraman looks like Taro. His energy reactions and moves are similar too. Could he be Taro's son?"
As Ayako analyzed the situation with a yogurt in her mouth, she wondered where such a big son came from, since Taro was still relatively young according to the Land of Light. He must have been involved in the Dark Shadow Mage's actions back then.
Hmm... If this Ultraman is Taro's son, his age and skill level mean he must have experienced considerable battles, so he must be from a very distant future.
In other words, the Dark Shadow Mage not only messed up space back then, but even distorted the timeline of the universe by such a long distance? Tsk, with such abilities, he's probably not far from the legendary realm.
While Ako was thinking, Galatron was also analyzing the situation. Although Hyperion had only appeared in reality for a very short time, the sensors she left on Leo had transmitted some data back, which would be helpful in both assisting Zetton and the others and strengthening herself.
Galatron's gaze swept across the screen as the group battled the special version of MK2. Most of them were only at 70% of their normal strength. Komon and Daigo were the most severely weakened, with only half their normal strength, making it extremely difficult for them to deal with MK2.
With a casual strike, MK2 sent Daigo, the powerful type, flying. On the other side, hundreds of kilometers away, Komon received the same treatment. Although he also felt that he had become weaker, he did not expect that even his blue youth type was not enough to be beaten by the other side.
"Could this be the price for sharing their light with humanity as a seed of life?" Galatrom pondered. Thirty million years ago, before Tiga and Nexus fell into slumber, they shared their light with humanity so that humans could better survive on Earth today.
Perhaps that's how it is. The power of Daigo and Komon is essentially connected to all of humanity. Komon is somewhat better off, but Daigo has been deeply affected. If this were normal, his powerful punch would be almost as powerful as Gaia S's charged punch.
Galatron's guess was correct. By sharing his light with humanity as a spark, he meant that his life was unilaterally linked to all of humanity. When humanity's will was strong, Tiga was strong; when humanity fell into darkness and confusion, Tiga became weak. It was that simple.
Seeing Ultraman Tiga, who had been knocked to the ground but insisted on getting back up, Galatro couldn't help but ask, "Ultraman... do you really like humans that much?"
Of course, the answer to this question is obvious. Galatron simply lamented that her family's protection of humanity mostly stemmed from Leo's wishes. Leo loved humanity, and they loved Leo; such love was very simple.
In contrast, the love of Ultraman Tiga and others is so great that they deeply love everything that lives in this world, not just humans. This is a sentiment shared by most Ultraman.
While Dagu and others were being beaten, Taiga and Zeta were also dealing with the unmodified MK2. They felt it was quite difficult, but they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. They are back, they are all back. Qijela plus MK2, this combination of punches will be used by Leo in their future.
In the future, almost every Ultraman received special attention from Leo, but no one knew it because Leo always came under a different identity, and his subordinate monsters were diverse. The only common characteristic was that they were all incredibly powerful fighters!
Father of Ultra has always been grateful to Leo for training a group of outstanding warriors for the Land of Light. The warriors who were trained were even more grateful, but what could they do? They couldn't defeat him even if they all joined forces. They could only thank Leo for sparing their lives.
Therefore, Leo has a secret title: the suffering that the new generation of heroes must endure.
"Analysis complete, Destruction Mode activated!" Haruki's eyes reddened as he looked at the standard MK2 in front of him. His heart skipped a beat, and he smiled bitterly as he assumed a fighting stance. It's back, it's all back. Back when he and Zeta were one body and had just defeated some unlucky guy's ferocious space shark, this was the second opponent they faced.
He was beaten so badly back then. If Captain Jugglus hadn't intervened in time, he probably would have been done for. But now, although Zeta is missing, Haruki isn't afraid. This thing isn't an enhanced version or MK3, so there's nothing to be afraid of.
Oh, why is that ferocious cosmic shark considered unlucky? Because at the time, rumors were circulating throughout the universe that the security measures of the Land of Light were practically non-existent, that the treasure vault was like someone's own backyard and that the Space Science Research Bureau was open to anyone coming and going as they pleased.
So some people actually believed the news that came from Renina, and as soon as they heard that the security system of the Land of Light was under repair, they went straight to the Space Science Research Bureau.
It can only be said that the security measures of the Land of Light are really not very good. There were hardly any Ultramen guarding the entire Space Science Research Bureau. Why, you ask?
Director Hikari, who could kill Bogaru with a single punch back then, said that it's true that Reina can come and go as she pleases, because of her status. It's true that Bishop Gloca and the MK2 were just sent for repairs, but as a replacement, Galatron thoughtfully sent three MK3s and one MK4.
So this is what bad luck looks like.